_The System of the World_

David Duffy · 08 Dec 2005, 10:34 · from 2005-December.txt.gz

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From: David.Duffy at qimr.edu.au (David Duffy)
Date: Thu, 8 Dec 2005 20:34:02 +1000 (EST)
Subject: (urth)  _The System of the World_
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Stephenson's book is full of SFnal references and jokes of varying
quality:

"They were a shade of brown that was darker than black" appears on P 530
of the Morrow hardback.

David Duffy.

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